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    Introduction


    Bangladesh came into existence in 1971 when Bengali East Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan. About a third of this extremely poor country floods annually during the monsoon rainy season, hampering economic development.


    Location


    Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India


    Geographic coordinates


    24 00 N, 90 00 E


    Area


    total: 144,000 sq km land: 133,910 sq km water: 10,090 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly smaller than Iowa


    Land boundaries


    total: 4,246 km border countries: Burma 193 km, India 4,053 km


    Coastline


    580 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM continental shelf: up to the outer limits of the continental margin contiguous zone: 18 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


    Climate


    tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)


    Terrain


    mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Keokradong 1,230 m


    Natural resources


    natural gas, arable land, timber, coal


    Land use


    arable land: 60.7% permanent crops: 2.61% other: 36.69% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    38,440 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    natural gas, arable land, timber, coal


    Environment - current issues


    many people are landless and forced to live on and cultivate flood-prone land; water-borne diseases prevalent in surface water; water pollution, especially of fishing areas, results from the use of commercial pesticides; ground water contaminated by naturally occurring arsenic; intermittent water shortages because of falling water tables in the northern and central parts of the country; soil degradation and erosion; deforestation; severe overpopulation


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements


    Geography - note


    most of the country is situated on deltas of large rivers flowing from the Himalayas: the Ganges unites with the Jamuna (main channel of the Brahmaputra) and later joins the Meghna to eventually empty into the Bay of Bengal


    Population


    141,340,476 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Dhaka


    Phone Code


    +880


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